Ramayana
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सव्येतरकराङ्गुल्या सशब्दं च दशाननः । वेगप्रभावमन्वेष्टुं सो ऽदिशच्छुकसारणौ ॥ 7-32-11 ॥
With a snap of the fingers of his right hand, the ten-faced Ravana directed Shuka and Sarana to find out the cause of that swelling flood.
english translation
तौ तु रावणसन्दिष्टौ भ्रातरौ शुकसारणौ । व्योमान्तरगतौ वीरौ प्रस्थितौ पश्चिमामुखौ ॥ 7-32-12 ॥
Those two heroes, the brothers Shuka and Sarana, commanded by Ravana, passing through the sky set out facing westward.
english translation
अर्धयोजनमात्रं तु गत्वा तौ रजनीचरौ । पश्येतां पुरुषं तोये क्रीडन्तं सहयोषितम् ॥ 7-32-13 ॥
When those two night-rangers had gone only about half a yojana, they beheld a man sporting in the water together with women.
english translation
बृहत्सालप्रतीकाशं तोयव्याकुलमूर्धजम् । मदरक्तान्तनयनं मदव्याकुलतेजसम् ॥ 7-32-14 ॥
He was like a great sala tree, his hair disordered and drenched with water, the corners of his eyes reddened with intoxication, his vigor agitated by drink.
english translation
नदीं बाहुसहस्रेण रुन्धन्तमरिमर्दनम् । गिरिं पादसहस्रेण रुन्धन्तमिव मेदिनीम् ॥ 7-32-15 ॥
That crusher of foes was holding back the river with his thousand arms, as a mountain might dam the earth with a thousand feet.
english translation